ABANDONED. its not a recent book...kind of an old one

[Veena]

i heard about this from a teacher... its a love story where a lady falls in love with an author and they exchange letters but they have never seen each other. and finally when they meet she informs him she will be wearing a green dress and holding a rose. the fixed day arrives and the author is leaning on a lamp post or something and he sees a beautiful lady wearing a green dress and he describes her as freshness of spring ...but she walks past him ...and then behind her is a not so beautiful lady wearing another green dress and holding a rose . the man is a bit disappointed but he still loves her so he approaches her and then she says that she is not the one he is looking for . its actually the previous lady who was just testing the man

[Kell I Am]

This is a fairly short story. Probably in many different collections, but one place you can find it is in the Chicken Soup for the Soul books. I don't remember if it is in the first or the second book, but I know that it was published in one of them. Chicken Soup for the Soul is the first, A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit is the second.

Just Googled the premise and found this... This story of a first meeting between two pen pals was widely circulated on the Internet as a “true story” (typically entitled “The Rose”) beginning in 1996. It is, however, a work of fiction which was penned by S.I. Kishor, originally published in a 1943 issue of Collier‘s magazine under the title “Appointment with Love.”

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Veena, please read the group pointers/rules at the top of the group homepage - which explain what to put in your header.

We also need to know when you heard about this book or story.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

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[Veena]

Thank you!

[Kris]

Veena, please post a new comment if you're still looking for this book - or if you found it.

Last active on the site in December 2020. Moving to Abandoned folder.